CATERPILLAR INC Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where CATERPILLAR INC's cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from running the business, $11.74B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $4.71B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $3.90B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $3.09B came in.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | Commercial paper | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $11.74B | -$4.71B | -$5.19B | -$2.75B | | $1.11B | -$1.00M | $2.94B* | $3.09B |
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| 2024-12-31 | $12.04B | -$2.45B | -$7.70B | -$2.65B | | -$168.00M | -$1.00M | $947.00M* | -$89.00M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $12.88B | -$5.87B | -$4.97B | -$2.56B | | -$1.34B | $0.00 | $1.95B* | -$28.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $7.77B | -$2.54B | -$4.23B | -$2.44B | | $402.00M | -$10.00M | -$1.00B* | -$2.25B |
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| 2021-12-31 | $7.20B | -$3.08B | -$2.67B | -$2.33B | | $3.49B | -$4.00M | -$2.67B* | -$103.00M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $6.33B | -$1.49B | -$1.13B | -$2.24B | | -$2.80B | -$1.00M | $2.42B* | $1.07B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $6.91B | -$1.93B | -$4.05B | -$2.13B | | -$138.00M | -$3.00M | $1.78B* | $402.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $6.56B | -$3.21B | -$3.80B | -$1.95B | | $762.00M | -$54.00M | $1.39B* | -$430.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $5.71B | -$966.00M | $0.00 | -$1.83B | -$58.00M | -$3.06B | -$9.00M | $1.30B* | $1.12B |
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| 2016-12-31 | $5.64B | -$1.78B | $0.00 | -$1.80B | | $140.00M | -$8.00M | -$1.48B* | $688.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $6.70B | -$3.52B | -$2.02B | -$1.76B | | $3.02B | -$7.00M | -$3.13B* | -$881.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $8.06B | -$3.63B | -$4.24B | -$1.62B | | $1.04B | $182.00M | $1.64B* | $1.26B |
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| 2013-12-31 | $10.19B | -$5.05B | -$2.00B | -$1.11B | | -$69.00M | $96.00M | -$1.43B* | $591.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $5.18B | -$6.19B | $0.00 | -$1.62B | | $466.00M | $192.00M | $4.57B* | $2.43B |
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| 2011-12-31 | $6.96B | -$11.43B | $0.00 | -$1.16B | | -$37.00M | $189.00M | $5.03B* | -$535.00M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $5.01B | -$1.59B | | -$1.08B | | $291.00M | $153.00M | -$3.97B* | -$1.27B |
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| 2009-12-31 | $6.34B | $1.00B | $0.00 | -$1.03B | | -$3.88B | $21.00M | -$323.00M* | $2.13B |
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| 2008-12-31 | $4.67B | -$6.17B | -$1.80B | -$953.00M | | $2.07B | $56.00M | $3.58B* | $1.61B |
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| 2007-12-31 | $7.96B | -$4.41B | -$2.40B | -$845.00M | | -$297.00M | $155.00M | $403.00M* | $592.00M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | New debt | Commercial paper | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-06-30 | $4.37B* | -$1.66B* | -$1.49B* | -$696.00M* | | $266.00M* | | $1.84B* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $1.87B | -$1.77B | -$5.03B | -$703.00M | | -$808.00M | | $589.00M* | -$5.91B |
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| 2025-12-31 | $3.59B* | -$1.88B* | -$340.00M* | -$706.00M* | | $1.00B* | | $797.00M* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $3.74B* | -$1.32B* | -$362.00M* | -$707.00M* | | $34.00M* | | $730.00M* | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $3.12B* | -$1.33B* | -$828.00M* | -$662.00M* | | $1.01B* | | $635.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $1.29B | -$175.00M | -$3.66B | -$674.00M | | -$934.00M | | $772.00M* | -$3.33B |
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| 2024-12-31 | $3.39B* | -$1.65B* | -$640.00M* | -$680.00M* | | $680.00M* | | $214.00M* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $3.57B* | -$1.04B* | -$782.00M* | -$683.00M* | $3.43B* | -$1.53B* | | -$1.64B* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $3.02B* | -$722.00M* | -$1.82B* | -$635.00M* | $1.42B* | $1.74B* | | -$3.63B* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $2.05B | $958.00M | -$4.46B | -$648.00M | $2.73B | -$1.05B | | -$1.58B* | -$2.02B |
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| 2023-12-31 | $4.00B* | -$554.00M* | -$2.77B* | -$662.00M* | | $381.00M* | $0.00* | $14.00M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $4.06B* | -$3.44B* | -$380.00M* | -$663.00M* | $3.06B* | -$1.32B* | | -$2.10B* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $3.25B* | -$1.20B* | -$1.43B* | -$618.00M* | $1.78B* | -$303.00M* | | -$825.00M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $1.57B | -$683.00M | -$400.00M | -$620.00M | $1.52B | -$103.00M | | -$1.50B* | -$217.00M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $2.74B* | -$843.00M* | -$921.00M* | -$620.00M* | | $1.71B* | -$9.00M* | -$1.29B* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $2.48B* | $190.00M* | -$1.39B* | -$633.00M* | $1.55B* | -$758.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$1.04B* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $2.23B* | -$575.00M* | -$1.10B* | -$592.00M* | | $463.00M* | $0.00* | -$943.00M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $313.00M | -$1.31B | -$820.00M | -$595.00M | | -$1.02B | $0.00 | $716.00M* | -$2.73B |
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| 2021-12-31 | $1.41B* | -$992.00M* | -$1.05B* | -$599.00M* | | $2.16B* | $0.00* | -$1.10B* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $1.74B* | -$375.00M* | -$1.37B* | -$607.00M* | | -$136.00M* | -$2.00M* | -$630.00M* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $2.12B* | -$1.24B* | -$251.00M* | -$564.00M* | | -$199.00M* | $0.00* | -$388.00M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $1.93B | -$477.00M | $0.00 | -$562.00M | | $1.66B | -$2.00M | -$549.00M* | $1.99B |
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| 2020-12-31 | $2.07B* | -$526.00M* | $0.00* | -$560.00M* | | -$666.00M* | $0.00* | -$316.00M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $1.73B* | -$216.00M* | $0.00* | -$558.00M* | | -$1.66B* | $0.00* | $1.22B* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $1.39B* | -$530.00M* | -$87.00M* | -$558.00M* | | -$437.00M* | $0.00* | $1.87B* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $1.13B | -$213.00M | -$1.04B | -$567.00M | | -$40.00M | -$1.00M | -$348.00M* | -$1.16B |
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| 2019-12-31 | $2.43B* | -$574.00M* | -$764.00M* | -$568.00M* | | $868.00M* | -$1.00M* | -$1.04B* | $356.00M* |
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| 2019-09-30 | $769.00M* | -$275.00M* | -$1.30B | -$578.00M* | | -$570.00M* | $0.00* | $2.47B* | $477.00M* |
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| 2019-06-30 | $2.59B* | -$898.00M* | -$1.30B | -$492.00M* | | $86.00M* | -$1.00M* | $331.00M* | $301.00M* |
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| 2019-03-31 | $1.12B | -$181.00M | -$751.00M | -$494.00M | | -$522.00M | -$1.00M | $93.00M* | -$732.00M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $2.08B* | -$798.00M* | -$1.80B* | -$507.00M* | | $1.23B* | -$22.00M* | -$332.00M* | -$156.00M* |
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| 2018-09-30 | $1.39B* | -$346.00M* | -$750.00M | -$511.00M* | | -$1.95B* | -$28.00M* | $1.60B* | -$648.00M* |
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| 2018-06-30 | $2.15B* | -$1.27B* | | -$466.00M* | | $336.00M* | -$1.00M* | $96.00M* | $767.00M* |
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| 2018-03-31 | $935.00M | -$800.00M | -$500.00M | -$467.00M | | $1.15B | -$3.00M | -$719.00M* | -$393.00M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $541.00M* | -$533.00M* | $0.00* | -$464.00M* | | -$655.00M* | -$2.00M* | -$222.00M* | -$1.34B* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $1.24B* | -$274.00M* | $0.00* | -$461.00M* | | -$1.90B* | -$1.00M* | $740.00M* | -$626.00M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $2.38B* | -$66.00M* | -$750.00M | -$454.00M* | | -$1.12B* | $0.00* | $755.00M* | $748.00M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $1.54B | -$93.00M | $0.00 | -$452.00M | | $618.00M | -$6.00M | $718.00M* | $2.34B |
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| 2016-12-31 | $1.66B* | -$162.00M* | $0.00* | -$451.00M* | | $251.00M* | $16.00M* | -$266.00M* | $1.03B* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $1.17B* | -$161.00M* | $0.00* | -$450.00M* | | -$502.00M* | $8.00M* | -$705.00M* | -$651.00M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $2.31B* | -$885.00M* | $0.00* | -$450.00M* | | -$95.00M* | $3.00M* | $1.00M* | $878.00M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $490.00M | -$572.00M | | -$448.00M | | $486.00M | | -$541.00M* | -$574.00M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $1.83B* | -$1.54B* | $0.00* | -$448.00M* | | $1.10B* | $4.00M* | -$495.00M* | $414.00M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $1.51B* | -$882.00M* | -$1.50B | -$463.00M* | | -$50.00M* | $2.00M* | -$291.00M* | -$1.77B* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $2.09B* | -$707.00M* | -$125.00M | -$422.00M* | | $1.02B* | $1.00M* | -$1.61B* | $258.00M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $1.27B | -$384.00M | -$1.70B | -$424.00M | | $950.00M | $17.00M | $535.00M* | $222.00M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $1.87B* | -$624.00M* | $0.00* | -$423.00M* | | $252.00M* | $20.00M* | $214.00M* | $1.26B* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $2.05B* | -$621.00M* | -$2.50B | -$440.00M* | | -$958.00M* | $31.00M* | $627.00M* | -$1.84B* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $2.24B* | -$1.43B* | -$38.00M* | -$374.00M* | | $805.00M* | $62.00M* | $1.38B* | $2.58B* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $1.90B | -$948.00M | -$1.70B | -$383.00M | | $944.00M | $69.00M | -$581.00M* | -$736.00M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $2.58B* | -$968.00M* | $0.00* | -$381.00M* | | -$1.80B* | $26.00M* | $277.00M* | -$276.00M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $3.02B* | -$1.28B* | -$1.00B | -$388.00M* | | $519.00M* | $8.00M* | -$635.00M* | $247.00M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $3.17B* | -$1.34B* | -$1.00B | -$342.00M* | | $830.00M* | $21.00M* | -$1.19B* | $128.00M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $1.42B | -$1.46B | $0.00 | $0.00 | | $387.00M | $41.00M | $117.00M* | $492.00M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $1.97B* | -$1.84B* | $0.00* | -$680.00M* | | $300.00M* | $27.00M* | $68.00M* | -$199.00M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $1.24B* | -$848.00M* | $0.00* | -$339.00M* | | -$387.00M* | $9.00M* | $907.00M* | $586.00M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $1.66B* | -$1.97B* | | -$300.00M* | | -$303.00M* | $15.00M* | $3.30B* | $2.24B* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $315.00M | -$1.54B | | -$298.00M | | $856.00M | $141.00M | $292.00M* | -$193.00M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $1.44B* | -$1.98B* | | -$297.00M* | | $729.00M* | $20.00M* | -$45.00M* | -$172.00M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $2.22B* | -$8.26B* | | -$297.00M* | | -$802.00M* | $10.00M* | -$227.00M* | -$7.49B* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $2.53B* | -$752.00M* | | -$284.00M* | | -$1.42B* | $36.00M* | $5.71B* | $5.85B* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $765.00M | -$434.00M | | -$281.00M | | $1.46B | $123.00M | -$412.00M* | $1.28B |
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| 2010-12-31 | $2.06B* | -$378.00M* | | -$280.00M* | | $621.00M* | $64.00M* | -$746.00M* | $1.33B* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $921.00M* | -$827.00M* | | -$277.00M* | | -$194.00M* | $50.00M* | -$1.06B* | -$1.33B* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $1.20B* | -$220.00M* | | -$265.00M* | | -$467.00M* | $26.00M* | -$144.00M* | $59.00M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $716.00M | -$55.00M | | -$262.00M | | $331.00M | $13.00M | -$2.02B* | -$1.33B |
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| 2009-12-31 | $1.82B* | -$278.00M* | $0.00* | -$263.00M* | | -$198.00M* | $13.00M* | -$420.00M* | $679.00M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $1.72B* | $432.00M* | $0.00* | -$261.00M* | | -$321.00M* | $6.00M* | -$1.39B* | $197.00M* |
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| 2009-06-30 | $1.91B* | $345.00M* | | -$252.00M* | | -$1.59B* | $2.00M* | -$13.00M* | $425.00M* |
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| 2009-03-31 | $895.00M | $503.00M | | -$253.00M | | -$1.78B | $0.00 | $1.50B* | $830.00M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $1.39B* | -$1.42B* | -$84.00M* | -$253.00M* | | $428.00M* | $1.00M* | $366.00M* | $598.00M* |
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| 2008-09-30 | $1.38B* | -$1.92B* | -$354.00M* | -$256.00M* | | $2.04B* | $2.00M* | $506.00M* | $1.36B* |
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